GOLD FROM DARK MINES
The journey to conversion of six famous Christians
By Irene Howat. Christian Focus. 206 pages. £5.99
ISBN 1 85792 943 8
This is a very interesting little book of Christian biography providing a fascinating account of the background to the lives of six famous people with the emphasis on before their conversion.
Take, for instance, the notable Augustine of Hippo. We all know of him as a godly church father … but before that … what a lad! The striking account of his mother pleading earnestly in prayer for him throughout all his misadventures until he finally came to faith is very moving. Her spiritual birth pains for his soul far exceeded the physical.
